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The Science of Recruiting

Competency-Based Methodologies

ALPHA-ESP can help you focus your talent acquisition efforts with proven competency-based methodologies and tools.How do you define your recruiting needs? Who is the best candidate for the job? How will you ensure that your talent acquisition efforts are focusing on people who will truly deliver value for the organization? These questions reflect critical challenges that will determine the success of your talent operations today and in the future.
To address these challenges, ALPHA-ESP provides the most advanced methodologies and tools available today. Applying your competency resources, or utilizing our market-leading competency-based methodologies and tools, we can help you precisely define your talent needs, provide a foundation for evaluating and identifying talent, and provide access to resources to facilitate employee development and performance management.


Defining Your Talent Needs: Competency Modeling
ALPHA-ESP offers competency modeling and job profiling solutions, leveraging an industry-leading research-based competency library. The library allows us to help you align skills and behaviors with organizational strategy and job responsibilities. The result is a strategy that will help you set accurate expectations regarding performance in order to maximize the results of your recruiting efforts.

Identifying the Right People: Behavioral-Based Interviewing
ALPHA-ESP offers behavioral interviewing guides and training aligned with today’s leading competency library. Hiring managers and selection committees can be trained to ask interview questions that indicate specific competencies, along with structured follow-up questions for a thorough and consistent assessment of each candidate.

Access to Competency-Based Tools and Resources
ALPHA-ESP also provides access to additional competency-based tools for a range of applications, including job profiling, selection and training, onboarding, performance management, individual development, team development and succession planning. The tools are built upon the individual competencies that have been identified as critical to success.

Expert Support
ALPHA-ESP offers consulting support in all aspects of competency-based talent methodology. Our consultants can help you define your talent needs and refine your recruiting approach, and we provide access to experts who can help you lay the foundation for post-hire success.